A recent survey reveals that President Trump is experiencing increasing disapproval from Americans, seven months into his second term. The Economist/YouGov opinion poll indicates that 40% of respondents have either “strongly or somewhat” negative feelings about Trump’s presidency. Furthermore, 56% of U.S. adults expressed disapproval of his performance, while about 4% were uncertain.
While a majority of Democratic voters are critical of Trump, most Republicans tend to support him. Interestingly, his highest approval ratings come from those aged 65 and older, where nearly 48% have a “strongly or slightly” favorable view of his presidency. In contrast, only about 29% of individuals aged 18 to 29 feel similarly positive about his time in office.
Just 23% of Americans reported “strongly approving” of Trump’s presidency, while 47% stated they “strongly disapprove.” Comparatively, a previous Economist/YouGov poll during former President Biden’s term found that 56% of adults expressed a strong opinion—either approval or disapproval—about Biden. About 39% were somewhat in favor or opposed.
Interestingly, an overwhelming 95% of Americans identified as strongly disapproving of Trump, while around 72% of adults classified as “very conservative” expressed strong approval for him.
A Reuters/Ipsos survey from earlier this month indicated that 40% of participants approved of Trump’s handling of his presidency, a decrease of seven points since the beginning of his second term.
According to an average from Decision Desk HQ, Trump’s current approval rating stands at 45.6%, with a disapproval rate of 51.1%. Additionally, a Pew Research Center survey released mid-August placed his job approval at 38%.
The Economist/YouGov poll gathered responses from 1,568 U.S. adults between August 15 and 18, with a margin of error of approximately 3.5 percentage points.
